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UNION HOME MINISTER SHRI AMIT SHAH LAYS FOUNDATION STONE TO PU ACADEMIC BUILDINGS
Prof. Gurmeet Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Pondicherry University has been constantly taking efforts in expanding the buildings and infrastructure of the University ever since he took over the reins of the University in 2017. To add lustre to the ongoing developments in the last five years, Shri Amit Shah, Honourable Union Minister for Home Affairs, Government of India will be laying foundation stones for three academic buildings to the tune of Rs. 48.66 Crores on Sunday, the 24th April 2022. Foundation stones will be laid for the annex buildings to Department of Physics and Chemistry and a new building for the Department of Food Science and Technology in the University Main Campus. Honourable Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry and Chief Rector of Pondicherry University Dr.  Tamilisai Soundararajan, Honourable Chief Minister of Puducherry Thiru. N. Rangasamy, Honourable Ministers of Government of Puducherry, Honourable Members of Parliament, Puducherry, Vice-Chancellor of Pondicherry University Prof. Gurmeet Singh, Honourable Members of Legislative Assembly will grace the occasion.
Annex to Physics Building:
The proposed building of Annex for the Department of Physics will be with a built up area of 2835 sqm at an estimated cost of 13.30 crores having G+3 multi storied building with all state of the art facilities required for academic activities relevant to the field of specialisation of Physics.
Annex to Chemistry Building:
The proposed building of Annex for the Department of Chemistry will be with a built up area of 3260 sqm at an estimated cost of 15.58 crores having G+3 multi storied building with all state of the art facilities required for academic activities relevant to the field of specialisation of Chemistry.
Department of Food Science and Technology Building:
Foundation stone will also be laid for the proposed building for the Department of Food Science & Technology in the University Main Campus with a built up area of 4909.60 sqm at an estimated cost of 19.78 crores having G+3 multi storied building with all state of the art facilities required for academic activities relevant to the field of specialisation of Food Science and Technology.
All these buildings would be PwD compliant and user friendly for disabled persons.
Horticultural and landscaping works are being done for developing a good ambience in these areas.
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To add to the laying foundation stone function for three buildings of Pondicherry University, the 150th Birth Anniversary celebrations of the great philosopher Sri Aurobindo organised by Sri Aurobindo Society, Puducherry is being held in the Pondicherry University Convention cum Cultural Centre on 24th April 2022 in which Shri Amit Shah, Honourable Union Minister for Home Affairs, Government of India will be the Chief Guest.
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Ministry of Defence
Army Commanders’ Conference Scheduled from 07 To 11 November 2022 at New Delhi
Army Commanders’ Conference  is an apex-level biannual event which is an institutional platform for conceptual level deliberations, culminating in making important policy decisions for the Indian Army. The second ACC for the year 2022 is scheduled from 07 to 11 November 2022 at New Delhi. The event which is attended by senior officers of the Indian Army including the COAS, VCOAS, all Army Commanders and other senior officers is also a formal forum for the senior leadership of the Indian Army to interact with the senior officials of the Department of Military Affairs and Department of Defence.
During the course of the conference, the apex leadership of Indian Army will brainstorm on current/emerging security and administrative aspects to chart the future course for the Indian Army. Discussions pertaining to transformational imperatives for a future ready force, progress on capability development & modernisation, framework for enhanced operational effectiveness of Indian Army, changes being incorporated to promote Atmanirbharta, implementation of the new Human Resource management policy and future challenges to progressive military training will form part of the deliberations. In-depth discussions on various agenda points projected by the Army Commanders, including an update by CINCAN and briefings on various issues by the various Principal Staff Officers are also scheduled.
Other activities planned during the conference also include talks by eminent subject experts on “Contemporary India - China relations” as well as “Technological Challenges for National Security”.
During the conference, the Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh is scheduled to address and interact with the Army Commanders on 10 November 2022. The Chief of Defence Staff and the Chiefs of the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force are also scheduled to address the senior leadership of Indian Army on avenues for promoting tri-service synergy..
Special Service and Features
Dak Adalat to be held Online
The 107th Dak Adalat of Kerala Postal Circle is proposed to be held online at the office of the Chief Postmaster General, Kerala Circle, Thiruvananthapuram 695033, on 30th September 2021 at 1100 hrs via Google meet platform.
The complaints/ petitions and disputes which will be taken up in the Adalat will cover matters relating to postal services including Counter Services, Savings Bank, Money Orders etc.
Those who wish to file the cases before the Dak Adalat may send their petition/ complaint including their mobile number at email aspcsco.keralapost[at]gmail[dot]com or cpmg_ker@indiapost.gov.in with subject “CIRCLE DAK ADALAT- QE JUNE 2021” addressed to Smt.M.Bindhu, Assistant Director , O/o the Chief Postmaster General, Kerala Circle, Thiruvananthapuram 695033.
The items for consideration in the Dak Adalat should reach the above email ID on or before 24.09.2021. Complaints & Petitions taken up in any of the previous Adalats will not be considered in the present Adalat. The meeting ID and password  will be intimated directly to the applicant.
Ministry of Mines
Sand Mining Framework
Sand is a minor mineral under Section 3 of the Mines and Minerals  Act, 1957 . Section 15 of the MMDR Act empowers the State Governments for making rules for regulating the grant of quarry leases, mining leases or other mineral concessions in respect of minor minerals and for purposes connected therewith. Hence, the regulation of minor minerals comes under the legislative and administrative domain of the State Governments.
Further, Section 23C of the MMDR Act empowers the State Governments to make rules for preventing illegal mining, transportation and storage of minerals and for the purposes connected therewith. Hence, control of illegal mining comes under the legislative and administrative purview of the State Governments.
However, the Ministry of Mines has prepared a ‘Sand Mining Framework’ in consultation with Mining Departments of the States incorporating best practices amongst States with the objectives of sustainability, availability, affordability, and transparency in sand mining. The ‘Sand Mining Framework’ has been circulated to all the State Governments for necessary action. Moreover, the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has issued Sustainable Sand Mining Management Guidelines, 2016, which, inter-alia, addresses the issues relating to the regulation of sand mining.
This information was given by the Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Power
NTPC Renewable Energy Limited signs Term Sheet with Greenko ZeroC Pvt Ltd to supply Round the Clock RE Power of 1300 MW Capacity for its Green Ammonia Plant
The agreement between the two companies is one of the world’s single largest contract for supply of round-the-clock renewable supply for an industrial client.
NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC Green Energy Limited, has signed Term Sheet with Greenko ZeroC Pvt Ltd  to Supply 1300 MW Round the Clock RE Power for powering Greenko’s upcoming Green Ammonia Plant at Kakinada, India. The agreement between the two companies is one of the world’s single largest contract for supply of round-the-clock renewable supply for an industrial client.
The Term Sheet was signed by Sh. Rajiv Gupta, Chief General Manager, NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd and Sh. Mahesh Kolli, Founder and Joint MD, Greenko Group at NTPC office in New Delhi yesterday. Sh. Mohit Bhargava, CEO , Shri Anil Chalamalasetty, Founder and MD, Greenko and other senior officials from NTPC REL were also present on the occasion.
Special Service and Features
Chennai City North Division organizes Dak Adalat on June 28, 2023
The Department of Posts will conduct a Divisional – Level Dak Adalat on 28.06.2023  at 1500 hours where grievances of customers would be heard in person in the office of Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Chennai City North Division and the Chairperson of Divisional Level Dak Adalat will hear the grievances personally relating to Postal Department’s Products and Services. Customers can send their complaints to Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Chennai City North Division, No.5 , IV Floor, Ethiraj Salai, Egmore, Chennai 600 008 on or before 27.06.2023.
If the complaint is about postal article, the complaint should contain full details such as date and time of posting, full address of the sender and addressee, registration receipt number with date and office of booking for MO, VP, registered, insures or speed post articles. If the complaint is about Savings schemes, Postal Life Insurance or Rural Postal Life Insurances, it should contain the details of the account number/policy number, name and full address of the depositor / insured, name of the Post Office and any reference of the Postal Department.
Complaints to be send through ordinary or Registered Post or by eMail dochennainorth@indiapost.gov.in Grievances sent through private couriers will not be accepted. The covers should be superscribed as ‘Division Dak Adalat – Chennai City North Division’.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
Aadhaar Data is Never Breached or Leaked: UIDAI
The Unique Identification Authority of India  responding to a news report, appeared in certain section of media on “210 Government sites made Aadhaar info public” as if Aadhaar data is leaked or breached, has said that such report is a skewed presentation of the facts and poses as if the Aadhaar data is breached or leaked which is not the true presentation. UIDAI said in a statement here that the Aadhaar data is fully safe and secure and there has been no data leak or breach at UIDAI.
UIDAI said that this said data on these websites was placed in public domain as a measure of proactive disclosure under RTI Act by these government and institutional websites which included beneficiaries’ name, address, bank account, and other details including Aadhaar number and was collected from the third party/users for various welfare schemes. It was this collected info which had been displayed in the public domain under RTI Act. There was no breach or leakage of Aadhaar data from UIDAI database or server as has been aired by the said report.
UIDAI said that acting promptly on this, UIDAI and Ministry of Electronics & IT had directed the concerned Government departments/ministries to immediately remove it from their websites and ensure that such violation do not occur in future. Certain other measures were also taken at various levels to ensure that such incidents of display of Aadhaar numbers do not take place. Following UIDAI’s action such data were removed from these websites immediately. However, the news presented the facts in a skewed manner and misleads readers as if Aadhaar data has been leaked or breached at 210 websites posing Aadhaar security is vulnerable.
UIDAI reiterated that Aadhaar security systems are best of the international standards and Aadhaar data is fully secure. There has been no breach or leakage of Aadhaar data at UIDAI. Also, the Aadhaar numbers which were made public on the said websites do not pose any real threat to the people as biometric information is never shared and is fully secure with highest encryption at UIDAI and mere display of demographic information cannot be misused without biometrics.
UIDAI clarified that Aadhaar number is not a secret number. It is to be shared with authorized agencies when an Aadhaarholder wishes to avail a certain service or benefit of government welfare scheme/s or other services. But that does not mean that the proper use of Aadhaar number poses a security or financial threat. Also, mere availability of Aadhaar number will not be a security threat or will not lead to financial/other fraud, as for a successful authentication fingerprint or iris of individual is also required. Further all authentications happen in presence of personnel of respective service provider which further add to the security of the system.
Furthermore, UIDAI security system has people’s participatory security system like Biometric Lock facility available at UIDAI portal which any Aadhaarholder can use to put his/her own lock on one’s biometric by visiting UIDAI’s official website www.uidai.gov.in.
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Ministry of Power
Power Secretary visits Changlang in Arunachal Pradesh; Reviews development of mini and micro-hydro projects in district
Secretary  Government of India, Shri SanjivNandanSahai visited Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh on 3rd December 2020. During the visit Secretary  was accompanied by Shri Tanmay Kumar, Joint Secretary , Shri A.K. Singh, CMD, NHPC and Shri K.Sreekant, CMD, PGCIL.
Shri SanjivNandanSahai, Secretary  Government of India accompanied by Shri Tanmay Kumar, Joint Secretary , Shri A.K. Singh, CMD, NHPC and Shri K.Sreekant, CMD, PGCIL during his tour to Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh on 3rd December 2020.
On his arrival at Changlang helipad, Secretary  was accorded a hearty welcome by Shri TesamPongte, Dy. Speaker, Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly and Shri PhosumKhimhum, MLA, Changlang  alongwith Deputy Commissioner , Superintendent of Police, Changlang district and Senior Officials from NHPC and PGCIL.
At the Circuit House, Changlang, Secretary  was given a warm traditional welcome by the local residents. It may be recalled that the visiting Secretary , Govt. of India served the people of Changlang as Deputy Commissioner during the year 1991-94. The local residents recalled the immense developmental works undertaken at Changlang during the tenure of SanjivNandanSahai.
Secretary  also took a review meeting on the development of mini and micro-hydro projects of Changlang district. The meeting was chaired by Shri PhosumKhimhum, Hon’ble MLA, Changlang  wherein the Arunachal Pradesh State Hydro Power Department briefed about the various issues associated with mini and micro-hydro projects in the district. The issues related to erection of transmission lines by PGCIL was also discussed at length and the visiting Secretary  assured all necessary help and support from the Ministry.
Ministry of Railways
Railway Minister reviews COVID Preparedness in all Railway Zones/Divisions
In context of recent surge in COVID cases across the country, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Railways, directed the senior officials of various Railway zones and divisions to facilitate use of Railway hospitals and health infrastructure for general public. Shri V K Tripathi, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Railway Board, Board Members and senior officials of the Ministry of Railways along with General Managers  & Divisional Railway Managers  of all Zonal Railways/PUs joined the meeting virtually.
In the review meeting, Shri Vaishnaw examined the following aspects related to COVID Preparedness:
- Railway Hospital Infrastructure
- Paediatric Ward functioning
- Vaccination- Vaccination of Children and staff of Railways including provisioning of booster dose to frontline workers of Railways
- Availability of medicines, oxygen supply, zeolite stock and other necessary medical support and functioning of ventilators, Liquid Medical Oxygen Tanks, and other equipment which is critical in COVID treatment
- Commissioning of Oxygen Plants 
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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari says Uttar Pradesh has immense potential for Flex Hybrid vehicles market
Union Minister for RoadTransport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari addressed the session on E-Mobility, Vehicles & Future Mobility during UP Global Investors Summit 2023, in Lucknow today in the presence of Uttar Pradesh CM Shri Yogi Adityanath ,State Transport Minister Shri Dayashankar Singh ,NITI Aayog CEO Shri Parameswaran Iyer and other senior officials.
Shri Gadkari said holding 25% of the total registered EV in India, Uttar Pradesh has a great possibility for Flex Hybrid Vehicles Market. Cities like Kanpur, Lucknow, Noida, Ghaziabad, and Meerut are becoming the leading manufacturing hub of E-vehicles and Lithium Batteries.
He said Now 740 Electric Buses run inside the state which will increase to 5000 soon. The Minister said government is installing Scrapping Centers and Vehicle Fitness Centers in each 150km of the state. He said Uttar Pradesh is the largest producer of Ethanol and developing Second-gen low-carbon Ethanol on a priority basis.
Converting farmers to Urjadata along with being Annadata, Shri Gadkari said new India always promotes swadeshi manufacturing which is safe, recyclable, and sustainable, and creates a space for green energy and a green economy in the mobility sector.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
ACC appointments
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the following appointments:
1). Shri Raghvendra Singh, IAS , Secretary, Ministry of Culture as Secretary, Ministry of Textiles vice Shri Anant Kumar Singh, IAS ;
2). Shri Anant Kumar Singh, IAS , Secretary, Ministry of Textiles as Secretary, Department of Land Resources in the vacancy caused on superannuation of Shri Dinesh Singh, IAS  on 30.06.2018; and
3). Shri Arun Goel, IAS , Special Secretary, Ministry of Culture as Secretary, Ministry of Culture vice Shri Raghvendra Singh, IAS  on his appointment as Secretary, Ministry of Textiles.
Ministry of Steel
MOIL registers the highest ever turnover in FY 2018-19
MOIL Limited, the largest producer of manganese ore in the country and a Mini Ratna Schedule-A CPSE under the administrative control of the Ministry of Steel, has achieved the highest-ever turnover of Rs. 1440 crores  during financial year 2018-19, registering a growth of 9% over the previous year.
Core production  jumped 15% during the year. Total production crossed 13 lakh MT in FY’19 , which is the highest achievement in last ten years. The company has also achieved highest-ever production of non-fines manganese ore. Non-fines sales are also at a record-high of11 lakh MT . The total production growth in last three years is around 30%. Currently, MOIL holds 34% of manganese ore reserves of the country and is contributing 50% of the domestic production.
MOIL is also giving special focus thrust on expansion and modernization of its mines to sustain production levels and attain capacity enhancement. Projects of sinking of second vertical shaft at Chikla mine and shaft deepening at Kandri and Balaghat mines have been completed during the year. These will enable the Company sustain enhanced level of production from these mines. Its projects of shaft sinking at Ukwa and Munsar mines and high speed shafts at Balaghat and Gumgaon mines are progressing as per schedule.
In addition to the above, development and production activities have been started during the year at Parsoda  – 11th mine of MOIL. Annual production at this mine will gradually increase to 40,000 MT. The Company is also actively pursuing cases of prospecting and mining leases in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, mostly in areas adjacent to its existing mines.
The above projects/new leases will enable MOIL to move towards its vision of doubling production to 25 lakh MT by FY 2024-25.
PIB Headquarters
Technology transferred to Young Woman Entrepreneur
The technology on Geopolymer Blocks developed at CSIR- SERC was transferred to M/s KPS Bricks Industries, Erode, Tamilnadu on 22.8.2019 through NRDC. The Geoploymer technology was developed by a woman Scientist of CSIR-SERC. The geopolymer blocks are alternate to cement blocks, need no water for curing.
Ms. S. Srimathi of M/s KPS Bricks Industries have inked MoU with CSIR-SERC, Chennai. Prof. Santosh Kapuria, Director, CSIR-SERC said that it was a matter of pride for CSIR-SERC that this technology has been taken by a number of players and the market spread for this technology is high. He thanked Dr. Purushotham, CMD of NRDC for helping CSIR-SERC to connect with the stake holders.
Dr. Puroshotham, informed that for the past two years and till date upto 5 technologies of CSIR-SERC have been commercialized. He applauded M/s Srimathi of M/s KPS Bricks Industries for being a women entrepreneur and also congratulated Dr. P.S.Ambily, Senior Scientist who is the prime developer of the technology.
Dr. Purushotham reiterated that the Scientists of CSIR-SERC would provide all the necessary help to sort out any such issues during production. Dr. Ambily, the woman scientist also informed that the BIS committee for standardization of geopoymer blocks has already been formed. Dr. Puroshotham requested M/s KPS Bricks Industries to publicize extensively so that many would adopt the technology. He also said that since the technology is from a premier institute like CSIR-SERC, it would have wider acceptance. The Scientists of CSIR-SERC further added that large scale production of the geopoylmer blocks would be cost effective.
M/s KPS Bricks Industries informed that they were already involved in producing fly ash bricks since 2006. Due to poor water quality and shortage, they had been experiencing difficulties in production. They came to know of the gopolymer blocks, which needed no water for curing and hence decided to embrace the technology. M/s KPS Bricks Industries informed that they have the necessary space and infrastructure for production as they were producing fly ash bricks.
CSIR-SERC, NRDC and M/s KPS Bricks Industries signed the tripartite license agreement for transfer of technology, according to the press release issued by the CSIR-SERC, Chennai.
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